to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
adhesive tape; sticky tape
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
surname; family name; last name
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
pointing out; identification
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
delay; putting off; procrastination
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
no, not like that (but like this)
about when; about what time; how soon
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
after school (at the end of the day)